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Is my family considered african american or not?

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Well I'm an expecting mother sooner rather than later hopefully. Jake is half black and he plan to move in together after I have the baby and he comes home. My son and boyfriend are black. I'm part latino and whte though. So wouldn't that make our family african american or not? jw

With such a diverse background, you can identify your family however you are comfortable. If your boyfriend is AA, then your baby will be considered part AA even if you're white&latino. But what does it matter? My husband is white and I'm Indian and my son looks neither. :) I'm not going to bother calling it out unless anyone asks. And when they do, I'll say Indian&Caucasian.

This is such an interesting qustion. I don't think race shoud define your family. My husband and I both have AA backgounds plus my husband has Native American blood. By looking at us we both *pass* for white. If you really look you can see the Native American in him, but he looks mostly white. Our babygirl is beautiful and has the same yellow skin that I have. I don't define my race because once I start listing my ansestry I keep going on and on and on.... Same thing with my husand. He just puts down white because it's easier than explaining or arguing his ancestry with someone. If you live in America you're an American and I believe that is all that matters.

I believe you can post here. You may have many questions depending on the ethnicity you child favors. However don't let others dictate how you should identify your child. Multi racial family aren't so different from any other family. My mother looks white but is black and white and my father is white and I look like a combination of both. However no one would ever say I was white and I find it easier to identify with my black side. It doesn't mean that I am not proud of my mothers side. She simple raised me to be black because that is they way society would view me.

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